The BERGER name has been associated with paint manufacturing for almost two centuries. The BERGER group has worldwide affiliations, with companies operating in 46 counties. In Pakistan, the history of BERGER is as old as the history of organized paint manufacturing. The first company to introduce premium quality paints in the country. The BERGER started its operations in 1950. Initially the paints were imported from the United Kingdom. It was in 1955 that a local manufacturing facility was established at Karachi. Ever since, the Company has met the growing demand through regular extensions in its products range, which has continued to attract a healthy market share and has maintained a high reputation for consistent quality.
BERGER PAINTS PAKISTAN became a public limited company in 1974, when 49.38% of the shares were acquired by Pakistani investors with the remaining 50.2% being held by the U.K. parent company, Jenson & Nicholson Limited. Soon afterwards, Jenson & Nicholson Limited was taken over by Hoechst, one of the world's major manufacturers of chemicals and allied products.
Slotrapid Limited, a. U.K. based company with diversified business interests, acquired the management of BERGER PAINTS PAKISTAN in 1991.
An associated undertaking, J&N Pakistan Limited, was established at Mirpur in Azad Kashmir early in 1993 to supplement the existing production capacity of the main factory at Karachi.
Also in 1993, BERGER entered into a technical collaboration agreement with Nippon Paint Company of Japan. Nippon is acknowledged as one of the most sophisticated paint manufacturers in the world, and ranks among the leaders of the paint industry. This collaboration has enabled BERGER to develop automotive and industrial paints conforming to exacting international standards.
BERGER Paints has also built up technical collaboration for decorative paints with BERGER Crown of Akzo Nobel UK.
With its Head Office at Karachi, BERGER PAINTS PAKSITAN has regional offices at Lahore and Islamabad as well as a wide network of distributors/ dealers and sales personnel at all major urban centers of the country.
